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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
FLUTTER • HEART BLOCK ... • ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... bundle branch block ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(1) Sinus tachycardia ... Multifocal atrial tachycardia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... criteria • Tx: Meds ... #Differential # ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Bundle branch block ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... pauses • AV block ... • Ventricular tachycardia ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
, Pads on patient ... : Bad block? ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... should be done on diagnosis ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
from placenta): block ... , selenium) Differential ... • Tachycardia-induced ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... #Cardiology #OBGyn